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LOT 1538
Large Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
BRONZE AGE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 1/2 in. (512 grams, 37 cm).
Leaf-shaped blade with prominent midrib extending to a square-section tang.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron, ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, no.176, for the type.
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LOT 1538
Large Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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